WELL · 42-485-42548 · DISTRICT 9
Mobil-Foster #1
Wichita County · Wichita County Regular field · Vertical
Mobil-Foster #1 (API 42-485-42548) is a plugged well in Wichita County, plugged May 12, 2020, last operated by Nortex Production CO. LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 12, 1992, permitted to 2,000 ft.
It was permitted by Hood, J. Frank, JR. and has since transferred to Nortex Production CO. LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Coleman Junction, Limey Shale, Oil Sand, Gunsight.
Its lease has reported 78.2K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 12 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hood, J. Frank, Jr.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 6, 2019 · (940) 782-1064
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Nortex Production Co. LLC |
| Production reports | Nortex Production Co., LLCthrough May 2016 |
| Latest permit | Hood, J. Frank, Jr.Mar 12, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 12, 1992
- last permit issued
- Jul 12, 2011
- completed
- 78.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 12, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 12, 2020
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; they carry 12 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobil-Foster O-13-28296 | Wichita County Regular | Nortex Production Co., LLC | 12 | 78.2K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Hood, J. Frank, Jr.Jan 1993 → Nov 2008
- 22BDec 2008 → Dec 2010
- 3Nortex Production Co., LLCJan 2011 → May 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 397396-99 | Drill | Hood, J. Frank, Jr. | Mar 11, 1992 | Mar 12, 1992 | Apr 2, 1992 | 2,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-28296 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Coleman Junction | 580 |
| Limey Shale | 595 |
| Oil Sand | 1,018 |
| Limey Shale | 1,022 |
| Gunsight | 1,600 |
| Cisco | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,018 | 1,022 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 1,067 | 7.875 | 280 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Feb 27, 2013 | Oct 25, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Mar 2, 2012 | Aug 15, 2011 | — |
| 00 | May 21, 1992 | Apr 28, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | May 5, 1992 | — | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-485-42548 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-485-42548 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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